Chapter 403: The Japs Begin to Surround the Guerrillas
Chapter 403: The Japs Begin to Surround the Guerrillas
"I……"
Xiao Liangcai was speechless for a long time.
If Yuan Shuai really told him the plan in advance, he would definitely not let Yuan Shuai take risks.
Because Yuan Shuai is the boss of the Black Wolf Army, if he died here.
All the Black Wolf Army would think that it was their guerrillas who killed Yuan Shuai.
By then, he won’t be able to wash himself clean even if he jumps into the Yellow River.
General Yuan's plan was very clear. He wanted to use thick smoke to attract the Japanese planes so that they would lose their vigilance and allow the Black Wolf Army to shoot down three Japanese planes at once.
They did it thanks to the Black Wolf Army's anti-aircraft shooting technology.
But if the machine gunners at the Black Wolf Army’s air defense positions were replaced by their guerrillas.
None of them was sure they could shoot down any one of the planes, let alone all of them.
In that case, if the planes discovered their machine gun positions, they would bomb them crazily.
By then, he didn't know how many of his machine gunners would have died.
However, he still gritted his teeth and suppressed the anger in his heart.
"If you have any plans for the future, can you please tell me in advance? If anything happens to you, how am I going to explain to the people at your base?"
"Okay, no problem, eat the sweet potatoes! They're still hot!"
Yuan Shuai happily handed him a baked sweet potato...
Later, all the civilians were also extremely excited when they saw the Japanese planes being shot down.
Some people were so excited that they even shed tears.
The newly joined militiamen also gritted their teeth and began training spontaneously.
Because they also hope to quickly improve their marksmanship so that one day they can shoot down a Japanese plane and avenge their lost loved ones...
The Japanese soldiers in the distance were cursing angrily.
They had already called in the air force to bomb the guerrillas.
Wait for the bombing to end, then rush over to clean up the battlefield.
But now, not only did the planes fail to blow up the guerrilla camp, but they were shot down instead. Even three planes were shot down before they dropped a single bomb.
"Bakayaloo! Is this still a guerrilla force?"
"How could the guerrillas have such good air defense capabilities!"
"They were using Maxim and Czech machine guns, and they managed to shoot down three planes!"
"Baga, the Xiangbei guerrillas, when did they become so powerful!"
Even the Japanese regiment commander Murakami Tono was pale and sweaty as he cursed.
"Report, the troops are ready! We can attack at any time!"
At this time, a follower quickly ran over to report.
"attack?!"
Murakami Tono smiled bitterly.
"They were able to shoot down three planes. This combat capability is definitely not what an ordinary guerrilla force should have! Now is not the time to attack!"
Murakami Tono felt guilty.
Now even airplanes are no match for the guerrillas.
What can these infantrymen of his do to the guerrillas?
And this is Xiangbei, there are hillsides and dense forests everywhere.
Fighting guerrilla warfare with the Eighth Route Army, these Xiangbei guerrillas have lost more than a thousand people in this place. He has not found a better way to deal with it yet. If he attacks rashly, the result will definitely be the same as those previous teams, losing his heads.
But a communications soldier ran over quickly.
"Report, the brigade commander called and urged us to kill this Xiangbei guerrilla force as soon as possible!"
It turned out that the news of the explosion of the Japanese plane quickly reached the Japanese aviation force.
The air force was furious and blamed the ground forces for not investigating the Eighth Route Army's air defense capabilities. They ordered the brigade commanders to use ground forces to eliminate these guerrillas.
The brigade commander could only call the regiment commander Murakami Tono and urge him to resolve the battle quickly so that he could carry out the next plan.
Murakami Tono gritted his teeth, looked at the map solemnly, and said nothing.
After a long time, he said.
"Call back and tell them that our army is attacking and will resolve the battle as soon as possible!"
After saying this, he continued to look at the ground, but did not give any orders immediately.
He had led attacks, used decapitation operations, and called in aerial bombardments, but all ended in failure.
Next, there is only one way, to surround.
This is the last resort and the only way.
He gritted his teeth, took a long breath, and shouted.
Inform the team to divide into four groups to surround this place, and quickly separate and tighten the encirclement...
On the guerrilla side, the sentries at the front line quickly reported the situation after seeing the Japanese.
Guerrilla leader Xiao Liangchang stood up with an anxious look on his face.
"What? There are Japanese soldiers everywhere! Damn it, the Japanese are going to make a fool of us!"
"Captain, let's retreat now!"
"Yes, retreat quickly before the Japanese close the encirclement!"
Deputy Captain Dou Jianan and all other squad leaders suggested retreating.
They were used to fighting guerrilla warfare. If they couldn't win, they would run away and move to another place after each shot. This was their usual tactic. When faced with such a situation, the first thing they thought of was to retreat and transfer, to maintain their manpower and continue to fight the Japanese in the future.
"Damn it, retreat!"
Although Xiao Liangchang was angry, he could only suppress his anger and give the order.
"Can't withdraw!"
Yuan Shuai's words made all the guerrillas stop and turn to look at him.
"General Yuan, this is an infantry regiment. We are too few in number and cannot fight them head-on!"
"We are retreating now to preserve our manpower so that we can continue to fight the devils in the future!"
"Don't worry, after we withdraw, we will definitely continue to fight the Japanese!"
"Hurry up and retreat. If you don't retreat now, it may be too late!"
Yuan Shuai stood up and stretched out his hand to stop him.
"Yes, the Japanese are indeed a regiment, but we have already wiped out a battalion of them, and before that we also wiped out a squadron in a decapitation operation. So, according to calculations, there should be less than 2,000 people left in a regiment of the Japanese!"
"Less than two thousand? That's almost two thousand! We only have more than two hundred people!"
"The new recruits have only been trained for a few days. They have no fighting power at all. If they are sent to the battlefield, they will be cannon fodder!"
"The number of the devils is ten times ours, ten times!"
"Moreover, the Japanese are well-equipped. In terms of numbers and weapons, we are at a great disadvantage!"
"And there are many civilians here. If we all die in the battle, these civilians will die too!"
Many guerrillas refuted again.
"Retreating like this, with so many civilians, how far do you think you can retreat without being caught up by the Japanese! Who can guarantee that we won't be intercepted by the Japanese on the way! If the Japanese in other directions know the direction of our retreat, they will definitely intercept us halfway! Then we will be even more passive!"
Hearing this, everyone looked at each other in astonishment.
They were originally guerrillas operating in enemy-occupied areas, and there were no guerrillas of their kind around them.
At this time, the Japanese were already preparing to launch a war against Hunan, and there would definitely be more Japanese coming towards Hunan.
Once the Japanese discover the direction of their retreat, they will definitely notify the surrounding troops to intercept them.
By then, they will not be able to escape the encirclement at all.
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